52．Phillip,
twenty years old, is not allowed to___________ .
A．POP MUSIC WEEK B．ENGLISH SUMMER CAMP
C．NEW YORK MUSEUM D．THE CITY FLOWER SHOW
B
Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there
don’t have names. In Japan,
people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, the Japanese
will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big
hotel and go past a fruit market．The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks.
There are no mountains, so the land is very flat. In many places there are no
towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you
directions and distance. In Kansas,
for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east．and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles,
California, have no idea of
distance on the map. They measure distance by telling time. “How far away is
the post office? ”you ask. “Oh.”
they answer, “ it’s
about five minutes from here. ” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it? ”They don’t know.
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions
because few visitors understand the Greek language．Instead of giving you the
direction, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the
streets of the city to the post office.
Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer
to your question．A New Yorker
might say. “Sorry. I have no idea.” But in Yucatan,
Mexico,
no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan
think “I don’t know” is not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong
one．A visitor can
get very, very lost in Yucatan!
One thing will help you everywhere．You might not understand a person’s
words, but maybe you can understand
his body language．He or she
will usually turn and then point in
the correct direction．Go on in that direction and you may find the post office
!
53．What do you
think of the underlined word “landmarks” mean in Paragraph l?
A．Street names. B．Hotels, markets
and bus stops.
C．Building names. D．Buildings or
places which are easily seen.
55．The passage
mainly tells us that___________.
A．there are not many landmarks in the Midwest of America
B．we needn’t carry a map when we go to different parts of the world
C．there are different ways to give directions in different parts of the
world
D．people give directions just in the same way in different parts of the
world
C
Norah Jones had a sleepless night on February 23. The 23-year-old
American jazz singer, who found her voice in the small clubs of New York, won
the 45th Annual Grammy Awards―the music industry’s most famous award
ceremony.
She seemed as surprised as everyone else that her first album（唱片集）, “ Come Away With Me”. was such a big success．It won her the most wanted awards,
including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist.
“I can’t believe this. I feel really blessed and really lucky to
have this year,” said the wide―eyed girl at the ceremony.
Jones grew up in Texas,
US, with her mother. Her father left them before she was born. As a little
girl, she was found interested in music so that when she was five years old,
she began singing in church choirs and she started piano lessons two years
later.
At the age of 15,Jones entered the High School for the Performing
Arts in Washington．She took an active part in lots of activities and competitions. So
she became popular with people around her. At last, she won Best Jazz Singer
and Best Original Composition at the 1996 and 1997 Student Music Awards.
She had always enjoyed singing, but she felt the piano would be a
better foundation in life．So Jones chose to study jazz piano music at the University of North Texas
for two years before taking a trip to New
York City.
The trip started out as a summer vacation. But Jones soon realized
she was Attracted by the music atmosphere there and wanted to stay for a while.
“The music scene in New York
is so huge and exciting. Everything opened up for me．I couldn’t leave.” She said.
During that time, Jones became friends with local songwriters and
was encouraged to write her own songs．She began to sing and play the piano in a band．She got her break in2001 and
released（發行） “Come
Away With Me” the following year．
The album is a mixture of jazz, country music and folk―pop and it has now sold more than 6
million copies around the world and has won much praise from the music industry.
“She makes an album that people will remember in 20 years,” said American
country singer whose name was Faith Hill.
56．What does the
writer mean by saying “…who found her voice in the small clubs of New York” in the first
paragraph?
A．She became interested in singing
there.
B．She was popular in those clubs.
C．She started as a singer in those
clubs.
D．She could sing again in those
clubs.
57．At the end of
Paragraph 3,the writer uses the description “wide-eyed”
to show Norah was_______________ .
A．a girl with big eyes B．very surprised
C．opening her eyes wide D．inexperienced
58．Put the
events listed below in the correct order．
a．Norah started learning the piano. b．She won Student Music Awards.
c．She studied Jazz piano music. d．She sang in church choirs.
e．She took a trip to New York.
A．a,b,c, d, e B．a, b, d, c, e
C．d,c, a, b, e D．d, a, b, c, e
59．What does the
underlined sentence
“She got her break in 2001”
mean?
A．She got a rest that year.
B．She made some changes that year.
C．She had an accident and broke her
arm that year.
D．She was lucky and successful in
singing that year.
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with me, he tells me funny stories 7 his childhood. My mother is friendly
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and often drive to 10 of interest in Beijing．We all keep 11 and we love each day in our life.
